Task Force seeks to improve sustainability of PLF’s

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Dow, Northumbrian Water and United Utilities are the latest household names to join a task force convened by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to deliver a ‘step change in innovation’ to improve the sustainability of a class of polymers worth $125 billion every year.

RSC的可持续液体配方聚合物(PLFs)工作组还包括联合利华、巴斯夫、克罗达、皇冠涂料、斯科特·贝德和阿夫顿化工，旨在引领一项合作战略，推动整个价值链和跨部门的创新，将PLF的产品用于各种用途，包括化妆品、水处理、润滑油和农产品行业。

该组织成立之前，RSC的一份报告估计，每年生产和销售3600万吨plf，因此可以认为存在共同的挑战和解决方案——该报告特别强调了收集废物流、回收它们或使用更可持续的方法制造它们等问题的重要性，因为它们目前主要由化石燃料制成。

Professor Tom Welton, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, said: “Our report last year proved to be a real landmark moment. It identified common sustainability challenges facing polymer ingredients used in most households and workplaces – and said that we must address this without delay. Identifying how we can start to provide solutions and giving these chemicals a collective name, Polymers in Liquid Formulations, has allowed us to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world to spearhead action through our task force.

“The seriousness and enthusiasm with which the chemical industry has approached this from several sectors and parts of the supply chain drives home the colossal impact that can be achieved through ambition and collaboration. I welcome our new members who bring a wide range of perspectives from the whole value chain, which will be key to delivering a joined-up strategy.”

Professor Roy Sandbach OBE FRSC, independent Chair of the Sustainable Polymers Task Force said: “Polymers are important building-blocks for a myriad of everyday products, but unlike plastics they’re hidden from ‘sustainability view’. We need to change this. We need a concerted multi-sector and supply chain effort to look for technical innovation that reduces polymer impact and we need to drive a clear strategy to action. Now.”

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